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Related: About this forum60 days sober
So small, compared to the others in my AA group, but for me it's a great beginning.
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)Keep up the good work!
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,908 posts)Champp
(2,114 posts)thucythucy
(8,742 posts)and congratulations on this important milestone.
One day at a time...
mitch96
(14,658 posts)I hated all those platitudes... One day at a time.. do the next right thing, You can't get drunk if you don't have the first one.. Keep it simple KISS...
The interesting thing for me was that it worked and I use it to this day.. YMMV
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Irish_Dem
(57,542 posts)Good on you!
captain queeg
(11,780 posts)Dont compare yourself to others, just look at your own life. It takes time, thats for sure. But it will keep getting better. As opposed to drinking when it always gets worse over the long run. Find a group where you can feel at home and keep coming back.
bonzotex
(866 posts)Keep going, it gets easier. Just do the next right thing a day at a time. Sometimes just one day is a great beginning. 60 is awesome!
NoMoreRepugs
(10,521 posts)You are winning the lottery on an everyday basis. The last 60 days is your history, be proud.
applegrove
(123,130 posts)sober while others have had a drink or two can be fun too... They get so sweet. Keep it up!!!!
jmbar2
(6,100 posts)Eliot Rosewater
(32,536 posts)Ponietz
(3,305 posts)Hugh_Lebowski
(33,643 posts)efilon
(168 posts)Ellipsis
(9,183 posts)PatrickforB
(15,109 posts)I'm a recovering cigarette addict, and I can never have them again. My health won't permit it.
After a decade without them, I have whole weeks when I don't think about them at all.
You'll get there too. A day at a time!
Good luck to you and very best wishes.
jlerollblues
(34 posts)I nearly died from the shit, woke up after 5 days in a coma after a BP of 60/40. Working on day 273 now. Keep it rolling, my Karma is with you!
niyad
(119,931 posts)irisblue
(34,265 posts)Well done Raincaster, well done
gay texan
(2,861 posts)Keep hitting those meetings, and lean on your sponsors when you have a bad day.
60 days is gonna turn into 365, and 365 is going to turn into years.
Dont know you from a can of chartreuse paint, but I'm very proud of you. Keep it up!!!!
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Just think - your two thirds of your way through the toughest part of getting and staying sober! Congratulations and keep coming back!
By the way - the person that got up earliest today has the most sobriety.
justhanginon
(3,324 posts)c-rational
(2,867 posts)Moostache
(10,163 posts)Hope today is 61 ... match Roger Maris (sad baseball reference...but great job to you)
rurallib
(63,200 posts)days stretch to weeks to months and then years in a hurry.
Christmas Day it will be something like 152 days!
New Haven
(1,074 posts)you are an inspiration to the others with more time because it shows them------and you-----that the program works ----nothing will so insure your sobriety as much as helping others --get an assignment---be a door greeter --greet the new people----
as far as climbing the seniority ladder AA is the only organization that gives the newcomer the title of "Chairman" -----setting them up and putting them away----good luck to you
Tetrachloride
(8,448 posts)markie
(22,925 posts)lillypaddle
(9,605 posts)Good for you!
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)dlk
(12,374 posts)What youve accomplished is very difficult and comparing yourself to others can be a slippery slope. Your path is unique and every day is an opportunity for additional success. Good luck!
magicksmom
(48 posts)Getting here is one of the hardest things to do. It is so healing to share my deepest & darkest moments surrounded by people who nod in understanding rather than clutch pearls and gasp. Welcome to the club & 👏 congrats.
wendyb-NC
(3,804 posts)Keep on keeping on, one day at a time.
bif
(24,002 posts)The phrase that kept me going was: Don't focus on who you were, but who you want to be.
Sanity Claws
(22,038 posts)Mazel Tov!
Keep up the good work. You can do it.
Skittles
(159,372 posts)it's a wonderful achievement, RainCaster
do this: if you ever feel the extreme urge to falter, POST HERE ON DU FIRST and get our feedback......we are here for you
Permanut
(6,639 posts)I've put 27 years of days together, and it was the hardest, and best, thing I ever did.
Congratulations.
Rhiannon12866
(222,219 posts)I know what it's like, I've been there, too, so I know what it takes. I'd see people get coins for months of sobriety and didn't think I could do it myself. The milestone that sticks in my mind was when my friend ran the meeting and she asked me to pass out the coins - I gave out only one that night, I was able to give myself a coin for six months.
Hang in there, as the others have said, you have a great start. And I went from wishing I could get a coin to being the one who orders the coins for my group. And you deserve one from me. If I can do it, anyone can - I just kept coming back and celebrated 12 years last April.
Well done!
MichaelSoE
(1,576 posts)Bristlecone
(10,489 posts)And dont feel like you need to compare yourself to others in the rooms. They all had 60 days. Then 90, then 6 mos, then a year, etc. Keep moving forward ODAT.
Knowing you just got 60 helped me today. Congrats again.